34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:79 compared

وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

Translation is interpretation. Where these renderings differ, they differ in judgement — which sense of a word to take, how literally to render it, how much to explain. Reading several together shows you the shape of the choice a translator faced.

English

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  • And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

    Saheeh International

  • Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide them.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • so Pharaoh had led his people astray, and was no guide to them.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و فرعون، قومش را گمراه کرد و راهنمایی ننمود.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و فرعون قوم خود را گمراه کرد و هدایت ننمود.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Fir’on (mənəm sizin ən böyük rəbbiniz, deyərək) öz tayfasını yoldan çıxartdı və (onları) doğru yola aparmadı.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan Fir'aun telah menyesatkan kaumnya dan tidak memberi petunjuk.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan dengan itu Firaun telah menjerumuskan kaumnya ke tempat kebinasaan, dan tidaklah ia membawa mereka ke jalan yang benar.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • faraon je narod svoj u zabludu doveo, a nije na Pravi put izveo.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Fir'aun hatte sein Volk in die Irre geführt und nicht rechtgeleitet.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • El Faraón, en lugar de guiar a su pueblo, lo llevó al extravío.

    Isa García

Français

  • Pharaon égara ainsi son peuple et ne le mît pas sur le droit chemin.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma Fir'auna ya ɓatar da mutãnensa, kuma bai shiryar (dasu) ba.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na Firauni aliwapoteza watu wake wala hakuwaongoa.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Fir'aun bracht zijn volk tot dwaling en wees hun niet de goede richting.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Фиръавн ўз қавмини адаштирди, тўғри йўлга бошламади. ( Худога эмас, фиръавнларга эргашганлар доимо шундай оқибат топадилар. Аллоҳ таоло Фиръавн ва аскарларини ғарқ этиб, Бани Исроилни зулм, жабр-ситамдан озод қилди.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Faraoni e humbi popullin e vet, e nuk e udhëzoi.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • wuxuuna dhumiyey Fircoon Qoomkiisii mana hanuunin.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Firavun, milletini saptırdı, onlara doğru yolu göstermedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Фараон ввел в заблуждение свой народ и не повел его прямым путем.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Фиргавен үз кавемен аздырды, аларны туры юлга күндермәде.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Фиръавн қавмашро гумрох кард, на роҳнамоӣ.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • پىر ئەۋن ئۆز قەۋمىنى ئازدۇردى، (ئۇلارنى) توغرا يولغا باشلىمىدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور فرعون نے درحقیقت اپنی قوم کو گمراہ ہی کیا ہے ہدایت نہیں دی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او فرعون خپل قوم لره ګمراه كړ او نېغه لار يې ور ونه ښودله

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ فرعون پنھنجي قوم کي گمراھ ڪيو ۽ سڌي رستي نه لاتو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • فیرعه‌ونیش قه‌وم و گه‌له‌که‌ی خۆی گومرا کردو ڕێنموویی نه‌کردن.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • فرعون އޭނާގެ قوم ގެމީހުން މަގުފުރެއްދިއެވެ. އަދި އޭނާ (އެއުރެންނަކަށް) ތެދުމަގެއްވެސް ނުދެއްކިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ፈርዖንም ሕዝቦቹን አሳሳታቸው፡፡ ቅኑንም መንገድ አልመራቸውም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • ফেরআউন তার সম্প্রদায়কে বিভ্রান্ত করেছিল এবং সৎপথ দেখায়নি।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஃபிர்அவ்ன் தன் சமூகத்தாரை வழி கெடுத்தான்; நேரான பாதையை (அவர்களுக்குக்) காட்டவுமில்லை.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഫിര്‍ഔന്‍ തന്‍റെ ജനതയെ ദുര്‍മാര്‍ഗത്തിലാക്കി. അവന്‍ നേര്‍വഴിയിലേക്ക് നയിച്ചില്ല.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:79 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:79 in 34 translations across 29 languages, alongside the original Arabic. Each translation is credited to its translator and sourced from Tanzil.net.

Why do translations of Quran 20:79 differ from each other?

Translation is interpretation. Arabic words carry ranges of meaning that rarely map onto a single word in another language, and a translator must choose — which sense, which register, how much to render literally and how much to explain. Differences between the renderings below are differences of judgement, not errors; comparing them is one of the most useful things a reader without Arabic can do.